Injection Moulding Setter / Technician

XCL Management Global Recruitment; Gatley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global plastics manufacturer based in Gatley is seeking skilled setters/technicians for their injection moulding team. The role involves tool changes, quality monitoring, and ensuring production efficiency with a 4 on 4 off shift pattern. Ideal candidates will have experience in setting injection moulding machines and excellent communication skills. The company offers an annual bonus and various benefits, focusing on staff investment and a positive working environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus based on performance

Investment in staff development

Low staff turnover due to work environment

Qualifications

• Must have past experience in Setting injection moulding machines.
• Good knowledge of injection moulding.
• Excellent communicator and enthusiastic attitude.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out tool changes and sampling new products.
• Reducing cycle times and ensuring production quality.
• Monitoring the quality of the moulds.
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping standards.
• Working with management on tool changes and targets.
• Ensuring smooth handovers at shift end.
• Following health and safety regulations.

Skills

Experience in setting injection moulding machines

Knowledge of injection moulding

Excellent communication

Job description

Our client is a global plastic injection moulding manufacturer with a busy UK site based in Wythernshawe. They are looking for skilled setters / technicians to join their busy technical team to ensure the smooth transitions of tools to keep up with the Production schedule.

This company operate on a 4 on 4 off basis and it this doe include days and nights. Due to the mix of shifts this is reflected in the salary.

Job Responsibilities

• Carrying out tool changes / colour changes and sampling new products.
• Where possible reducing cycle times without effecting the quality and making the production run more efficiently.
• Montor the quality of the moulds to ensure they comply with regular quality checks and minimise the amount of scrap.
• Maintain excellent housekeeping standards and ensure that 5S is followed throughout the manufacturing.
• Working with management to follow tool changes set out throughout the shifts and achieving targets.
• Ensuring the smooth hand over at the end of every shift.
• Following all health and safety regulations across the site and where possible passing on past experience and knowledge to others within the team.

Job Requirements

• Must have past experience in Setting injection moulding machines.
• Good knowledge of injection moulding.
• Ideally would drive and have their own transport.
• Excellent communicator and enthusiastic attitude.

Hours :

This shift pattern will be 4 on 4 off and would consist of 2 days & 2 nights

(Days – 7am – 7pm & Nights 7pm – 7am)

As a result of it being 4 on 4 off this will fall during the weekends and would require you to work weekends occasionally.

This is a great opportunity to join a busy company who always look to invest within their staff and offer an annual bonus based on the companies performance that is paid at 6 monthly intervals. They also offer a number of other benefits as a company and have a low staff turnover due to the working environment that they provide.

For more information on this role please contact our Huddersfield office on (phone number removed)